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Good Afternoon,

Well, it's the weekend before Christmas and for many of us
it's a very hectic weekend. Parties, shopping, cooking,
and wrapping will fill our weekend before 'Santa' comes.

Brock
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Thinning the line
BASS founder aims to "put the sports back into sportsfishing"

Much in the world of bass fishing has been attributed to Ray
Scott, the cowboy hat-wearing legend who founded the Bass 
Anglers Sportsman Society more than 30 years ago.

He is credited with starting the entire bass-fishing craze, 
which hooks around 30 million U.S. anglers every year. He
popularized tournament fishing, which has grown into a major 
sport that offers millions of dollars in prize money. He
pushed bass anglers into practicing catch-andrelease and 
encouraged the development of livewell systems in boats.
And people listen to Scott when he speaks his mind on such 
things as wearing lifevests, boater certification and 
conservation.

Now, he’s aiming to convince bassers that real men use 
light tackle.

Scott says he wants to "put the sports back into sportfishing" 
by promoting a new rod-and-reel combination - the Sportackle 
System - designed for fishing with 2- to 6-pound test line. 
Recently, he invited fishing experts to his 55-acre private 
lake near Pintlala, Ala., to test the new gear, which 
consists of a Scott-designed rod and a large-spool reel 
invented by Fred Kemp, a St. Louis-based reel
manufacturer.

"I know it will never replace the security of using ‘well-
rope’ line," said Scott, who gave President George W. Bush
one of the rod-and-reels earlier this year. "But catching 
a 21/2- or 31/2-pound bass on light line; that experience
is much better remembered.

"It’s like deer hunting with gun or bow and arrow: What’s 
the better experience for the hunter? When a guy sets a 
hook out there on heavy line in 50 feet of water and takes
5 or 6 seconds to pull it up and into the boat, I can’t 
think of anything less exciting."

Scott has promoted light-tackle fishing that weighs only 
2.3 ounces (traditional spinning rods are at least twice 
as heavy) but has more backbone than ultra-light sticks. 
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Then, he hooked up with Kemp, president of U.S. Reel, who 
built a new reel that will be marketed as the Ray Scott
SuperCaster 225. The reel has a noticeably larger spool 
(21/4 inches diameter, compared to a 11/2 average on most
reels) and a light body made of aircraft-grade carbon 
fiber. The drag system is designed especially for smaller
lines.

"Lightweight, but strong," said Kemp, a homebuilder-
turned-reeldesigner. "The advantage of the largesize
spool is longer casts, less line twist and low-line 
memory."

The prototypes went over well at the recent testing on 
Scott’s lake. One angler, a photographer named Joe
Songers, caught a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass, believed to 
be an Alabama lineclass record.

Scott said he plans to market his new rod (which 
retails for $189) like he did when he started 
BASS - one angler at a time. He hopes word of mouth 
will help it catch on. The rod-and-reel combo should 
be available together by the spring (price to be 
determined).

"I’m not suggesting that everyone should fish this 
way, just like I would tell anyone to hunt with a 
bow and arrow instead of a gun," he said. "I have 
no intentions of damning the heavy fishing line 
and heavy rods. . . . But it takes a real man, 
not a sissy, to use 4-pound test."



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                  FISHING JOKES CORNER
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'Twas The Night Before Christmas, 
 He Lived All Alone, 
 In A One Bedroom House 
 Made Of Plaster And Stone. 
 
 I Had Come Down The Chimney 
 With Presents To Give, 
 And To See Just Who 
 In This Home Did Live. 
 
 I Looked All About, 
 A Strange Sight I Did See, 
 No Tinsel, No Presents, 
 Not Even A Tree. 
 
 No Stocking By Mantle, 
 Just Boots Filled With Sand, 
 On The Wall Hung Pictures 
 Of Far Distant Lands. 
 
 With Medals And Badges, 
 Awards Of All Kinds, 
 A Sober Thought 
 Came Through My Mind. 
 
 For This House Was Different, 
 It Was Dark And Dreary, 
 I Found The Home Of A Soldier, 
 Once I Could See Clearly. 
 
 The Soldier Lay Sleeping, 
 Silent, Alone, 
 Curled Up On The Floor 
 In This One Bedroom Home. 
 
 The Face Was So Gentle, 
 The Room In Such Disorder, 
 Not How I Pictured 
 A United States Soldier. 
 
 Was This The Hero 
 Of Whom I'd Just Read? 
 Curled Up On A Poncho, 
 The Floor For A Bed? 
 
 I Realized The Families 
 That I Saw This Night, 
 Owed Their Lives To These Soldiers 
 Who Were Willing To Fight. 
 
 Soon Round The World, 
 The Children Would Play, 
 And Grownups Would Celebrate 
 A Bright Christmas Day. 
 
 They All Enjoyed Freedom 
 Each Month Of The Year, 
 Because Of The Soldiers, 
 Like The One Lying Here. 
 
 I Couldn't Help Wonder 
 How Many Lay Alone, 
 On A Cold Christmas Eve 
 In A Land Far From Home. 
 
 The Very Thought 
 Brought A Tear To My Eye, 
 I Dropped To My Knees 
 And Started To Cry. 
 
 The Soldier Awakened 
 And I Heard A Rough Voice, 
 "Santa Don't Cry, 
 This Life Is My Choice; 
 
 I Fight For Freedom, 
 I Don't Ask For More, 
 My Life Is My God, 
 My Country, My Corps." 
 
 The Soldier Rolled Over 
 And Drifted To Sleep, 
 I Couldn't Control It, 
 I Continued To Weep. 
 
 I Kept Watch For Hours, 
 So Silent And Still 
 And We Both Shivered 
 From The Cold Night's Chill. 
 
 I Didn't Want To Leave 
 On That Cold, Dark, Night, 
 This Guardian Of Honor 
 So Willing To Fight. 
 
 Then The Soldier Rolled Over, 
 With A Voice Soft And Pure, 
 Whispered, "Carry On Santa, 
 It's Christmas Day, All Is Secure." 
 
 One Look At My Watch, 
 And I Knew He Was Right. 
 "Merry Christmas My Friend, 
 And To All A Good Night." 

Thanks Tuttywhat for the great poem

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